St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.816 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Helen Auckland Community Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.816 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.816 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There were 27.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Manor Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9EN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 43% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Copeland Road Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Escomb Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Toft Hill Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Infant School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published